Hepatitis C Virus Infection Rates Up for Women Giving Birth
Rates of HCV infection are much higher among women with opioid use disorder
Enhanced Recovery Program Aids Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Extended hospital stays after surgery reduced by almost half with no adverse effects
Obesity Associated With Higher Risk for Chronic Diarrhea
Relationship appears independent of dietary, lifestyle, psychological, medical comorbidities
Elderly Who Start Thiopurine Tx for IBD Have Higher Risk for AEs
Advanced age, female gender are independent risk factors for adverse events
September 2019 Briefing – Gastroenterology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Gastroenterology for September 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Low Cancer Suspicion Tied to Delay in CRC Referral in Primary Care
Presentation without alarm symptoms linked to long duration to referral in multivariable analysis
CVS Halts Sales of OTC Zantac
Tests have found low levels of the nitrosamine impurity NDMA in some ranitidine products
DPP4 Inhibitors Do Not Up Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Findings based on comparison to sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones
Mental Health Service Use Up After Bariatric Surgery
Deliberate self-harm presentations to an ED increased fivefold after bariatric surgery
SBRT Shortens Tx for Prostate Cancer Without Greater Toxicity
Ultra-hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy cuts treatment from two months to two weeks
